Homefront - Red Dawn inspired FPS

[Azazel]

Most of the reviews I've seen berate the game for having a crappy campaign. While there's no excuse for it, these same reviewers give the CoD games high scores, yet it has the same exact shitty campaign archetype. 

THq has a lower budget for hookers and blow, and "review events" under constant PR supervision.

Also see: Halfway up the page.

[Sparky]

edit: also, RPS really hates the game. http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/03/19/wot-i-think-homefront-single-player/

Now that's a proper roasting.  Reading that then going to Metacritic and seeing PC Gamer UK gave it a decent score makes me a sad bunny.  Back in prehistoric times I used to base my purchases on their reviews.

[WindupAtheist]

Oh yeah, since there's no movie thread for it yet I'll just post this here.

The LA Times reports very candidly on MGM's recent decision to revise the villain in their already-completed remake of the 1980's classic Red Dawn, directed by Dan Bradley. They report that the original villain of the Chinese invading America, already updated from Russia/U.S.S.R. in the 1984 film with Patrick Swayze, will be revised to North Korea, because of concern for the Chinese box office.

 

[UnSub]

Homefront has launched, it's a new financial period, let's fire some people.

Video game developers appear to really need to have a journeyman ethic to keep working in the industry, as well as a high tolerance for being fired at the end of every project they complete.

EDIT: fixing the tags. God knows how I screwed that up.

[Mrbloodworth]

as well as a high tolerance for being fired at the end of every project they complete.

Thats not limited to Games development. Its an increasing practice in any production, contract, or corporate setting.

[Hawkbit]

Likely best for a different thread, but I've always wondered why single-player games and MMO creation aren't handled by contract employment, anyways.  I realize the norm is to keep folks on after a game ships for the next game design, but unless you're one of the big ones (EA/Activision) there's a 50% chance your studio is going to crumble afterwards anyways. 

[Azazel]

I've said it before, but I can't understand why otherwise-reasonably intelligent adults go into games development, especially planning to do it as a career. Which is a shame.